National Republican., 1887-03-04
Signed by the President.

The President has approved the act to
authorize the President OF the United
States to protect and defend the rights Of
American fishing vessels, American fisher
men, American trading, and other vessels
IN British dominions Of North America; the
Indian appropriation bill; the act to estab-
lish agricultural experiment stations in
connection with the colleges established
under the act Of July 9, 1862; the act to
provide for the location and erection OF q
branch home for disabled volunteer SOL
diers west Of the Rocky mountains; the
act relating to the division OF the state
OF Illinois into judicial districts and to pro.
vide for holding terms Of court Of the north
ern district OF Peoria; the act providing for
the construction Of public building at Alb
ingdon, Va; the act relating to contested
elections; the act granting right OF way
through the Indian territory to the Chicago,
Kansas and Nebraska railway, and the act
for the erection OF a public building at
Binghampton, N. y; the act authorizing
the construction Of bridge across the Red
River OF the Northwest; the act In re
gard to public building at Detroit, Mich.
the act for the construction OF free bridge
over the Cumberland river near Davidson,
Tenn; the act for the construction of a
bridge across the East river between New
York and Long Island; the act for the cou-
structon Of n bridge across the Great
Kapawha river below the falls; the act
granting right Of way through certain
public lands in the territory of Utah. The
diplomatic and consular appropriation bill;
the agricultural adpropriatio bill;
the act to restrict the ownership OF real
estate in the territories to American citi-
Zens; the act authorizing the construction
Of bridge across the Missouri river
between Kansas City and Sibley, Mo-, and
the Pacific railroad inquiry bill;
Joint resolution authorizing the printing Of
$500 extra copies OF the report of the health
officer of the District of Columbia; to au-
thorize the printing Of the eulogies deliv-
cred in Congress upon the late John A.
Logan; authorizing the construction of
bridge across the Missouri river between
Omaha and Council Bluffs, Iowa; to repeal
certain sections Is. 512) of the Revised
Statutes ta relating ,n oosS.r. to the % appoint,
Of W office actj; @ joint resolution % to
authorize the use Of hot water of the gov
erDment reservation at Hot Springs. Ark; ;
authorizing the treasurer Of the United
States to credit the District Of Columbia
with certain moneys In lieu OF investing the
same In bonds; granting pension to Mrs.
Almira Amber; for the relief of st. Domi-
MICS Church, in the District Of Columbia;
Washington, ID. c.; to amend sections 2593
and 1884 OF the Revised Statutes, and make
Hartford, Conn, port OF entry in place Of
Middletown; authorizing the employment
Of mail messengers in the postal
service; providing an additional circuit
judge in the second judicial circuit; joint
resolution providing for printing eulogies
delivered In Congress upon the late Abra-
ham Dowdney, John Arnot, jr., Lewis
Beach, William T. Price, William H. Cole,
and Austin +. Pike; for the repair aud
preservation Of the road, heretofore con-
structed by the government, leading from
Vicksburg To the NATIONAL eomotery ~aIa'
cent thereto; for the allowance OF certain
claims reported by the accounting officers
of the Treasury Department; to authorize
the Talladega and Coosa Valley Rail
road Company OF Alabama to erect o
bridge across the Coosa river; to
| authorize the Louisiana North and
South Railroad Company to construct ard
maintain bridge across the Red river IN
louisiana; to authorize the East and West
| Railroad Company, Of Alabama, to main
| tain q bridge across the Coosa river; JOINT
resolution to distribute copies of special
memoirs and reports of the United States
| geological survey; to convey and confirm
| In the city OF Aurora, Kane county, Ill. a
small island In Fox river, located within
the limits of said city; to authorize ihe
purchase OF site for public building at
San Francisco, CAL, and twenty-one PEN
sion and relief bills, including one to Ten-
sion Gen. Speed s. Fry.